Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 350 | 711 | 778 | 749 | 721 | 1471 | 784 | 752 | 642 | 633 | 863 | 294 | 235 | 338 | 637 | 1318 | 2946 | 4882 | 5079 | 5409 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:17AM1.90m | 6:43PM1.91m | 7:10AM1.84m | 7:35PM1.81m | 8:06AM1.77m | 8:30PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.11m | 1:03AM0.15m | 1:27PM0.21m | 1:54AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 339 | 344 | 711 | 778 | 749 | 721 | 948 | 784 | 752 | 642 | 633 | 555 | 294 | 181 | 135 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 52 | 36 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 125 | 134 | 131 | 113 | 110 | 127 | 115 | 93 | 86 | 55 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 235 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | 184 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 120 | 75 | 59 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 8 | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 342 | 350 | 299 | 268 | 206 | 79 | 1471 | — | — | — | 3 | 863 | 53 | 100 | 338 | 637 | 1318 | 2946 | 4882 | 5079 | 5409 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 44 | 216 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 241 | 216 | 44 | 36 |
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